King in the North

A charismatic leader, a warrior whose prowess in battle earned him the epithet Whiteblade, an exiled prince who returned to claim his birthright, the inspiration for Tolkein's Aragorn.

Oswald of Northumbria was the first great English monarch, yet today this legendary figure is all but forgotten. In this panoramic protrait of Dark Age Britain, archaeologist and biographer Max Adams returns the king in the North to his rightful place in history.

Un lider carismatic, un razboinic a carui pricepere in lupta i-a adus epitetul Whiteblade, un print exilat care s-a intors sa-si revendice dreptul de intai nascut, inspiratia pentru Aragorn a lui Tolkein. uitat. In acest protrait panoramic al Dark Age Britain, arheologul si biograful Max Adams il intoarce pe regele din nord la locul sau legitim in istorie.